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before now�察�and found them as black rascals as himself。 And so he devoted
himself to the viands with a ravenous gusto�察 �while the old man�察 �leaning
backward�察�watched him with steady�察�curious eyes。
;You have blood on your shoulder�察�my man�察─�he said。
Montigny must have laid his wet right hand upon him as he left the
house。 He cursed Montigny in his heart。
;It was none of my shedding�察─�he stammered。
;I had not supposed so�察─�returned his host�察�quietly。 ;A brawl�拭─�
;Well�察�something of that sort�察─�Villon admitted�察�with a quaver。
;Perhaps a fellow murdered�拭─�
;Oh no�察�not murdered�察─�said the poet�察�more and more confused。 ;It was
all fair playmurdered by accident。 I had no hand in it�察 �God strike me
dead� ─�he added�察�fervently。
;One rogue the fewer�察�I dare say�察─�observed the master of the house。
;You may dare to say that�察─�agreed Villon�察�infinitely relieved。 ;As big
a rogue as there is between here and Jerusalem。 He turned up his toes like
a lamb。 But it was a nasty thing to look at。 I dare say you've seen dead
men in your time�察�my lord�拭─�he added�察�glancing at the armour。
;Many�察─�said the old man。 ;I have followed the wars�察�as you imagine。;
Villon laid down his knife and fork�察�which he had just taken up again。
;Were any of them bald�拭─�he asked。
;Oh yes�察�and with hair as white as mine。;
;I don't think I should mind the white so much�察─�said Villon。 ;His was
red。; And he had a return of his shuddering and tendency to laughter�察�
which he drowned with a great draught of wine。 ;I'm a little put out when I
think of it�察─�he went on。 ;I knew himdamn him� �And then the cold gives
a man fanciesor the fancies give a man cold�察�I don't know which。;
;Have you any money�拭─�asked the old man。
;I have one white�察─�returned the poet�察�laughing。 ;I got it out of a dead
jade's stocking in a porch。 She was as dead as Caesar�察�poor wench�察�and as
cold as a church�察 �with bits of ribbon sticking in her hair。 This is a hard
winter for wolves and wenches and poor rogues like me。;
;I�察─ �said the old man�察 �am Enguerrand de la Feuillee�察 �seigneur de
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Brisetout�察�bailie du Patatrac。 Who and what may you be�拭─�
Villon rose and made a suitable reverence。 ;I am called Francis
Villon�察─�he said�察 �a poor Master of Arts of this university。 I know some
Latin�察�and a deal of vice。 I can make Chansons�察�ballades�察�lais�察�virelais�察�and
roundels�察�and I am very fond of wine。 I was born in a garret�察�and I shall
not improbably die upon the gallows。 I may add�察�my lord�察�that from this
night forward I am your lordship's very obsequious servant to command。;
;No servant of mine�察─�said the knight。 ;My guest for this evening�察�and
no more。;
;A very grateful guest�察─ �said Villon�察 �politely�察 �and he drank in dumb
show to his entertainer。
;You are shrewd�察─ �began the old man�察 �tapping his forehead�察 �very
shrewd�察�you have learning�察�you are a clerk�察�and yet you take a small piece
of money off a dead woman in the street。 Is it not a kind of theft�拭─�
;It is a kind of theft much practised in the wars�察�my lord。;
;The wars are the field of honour�察─ �returned the old man�察 �proudly。
;There a man plays his life upon the cast�察�he fights in the name of his lord
the king�察�his Lord God�察�and all their lordships the holy saints and angels。;
;Put it�察─�said Villon�察 �that I were really a thief�察�should I not play my
life also�察�and against heavier odds�拭─�
;For gain�察�but not for honour。;
;Gain�拭─�repeated Villon�察�with a shrug。 ;Gain� �The poor fellow wants
supper�察�and takes it。 So does the soldier in a campaign。 Why�察�what are all
these requisitions we hear so much about�拭 �If they are not gain to those
who take them�察�they are loss enough to the others。 The men´at´ arms drink
by a good fire�察 �while the burgher bites his nails to buy them wine and
wood。 I have seen a good many ploughmen swinging on trees about the
country�察 �ay�察 �I have seen thirty on one elm�察 �and a very poor figure they
made�察�and when I asked some one how all these came to be hanged�察�I was
told it was because they could not scrape together enough crowns to
satisfy the men´at´arms。;
;These things are a necessity of war�察�which the low´born must endure
with constancy。 It is true that some captains drive overhard�察 �there are
spirits in every rank not easily moved by pity�察 �and indeed many follow
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arms who are no better than brigands。;
;You see�察─ �said the poet�察 �you cannot separate the soldier from the
brigand�察 �and what is a thief but an isolated brigand with circumspect
manners�拭�I steal a couple of mutton´chops�察�without so much as disturbing
people's sleep�察 �the farmer grumbles a bit�察 �but sups none the less
wholesomely on what remains。 You come up blowing gloriously on a
trumpet�察�take away the whole sheep�察�and beat the farmer pitifully into the
bargain。 I have no trumpet�察�I am only Tom�察�Dick�察�or Harry�察�I am a rogue
and a dog�察�and hanging's too good for mewith all my heart�察�but just ask
the farmer which of us he prefers�察�just find out which of us he lies awake
to curse on cold nights。;
;Look at us two�察─�said his lordship。 ;I am old�察�strong�察�and honoured。 If
I were turned from my house to´morrow�察 �hundreds would be proud to
shelter me。 Poor people would go out and pass the night in the streets with
their children�察�if I merely hinted that I wished to be alone。 And I find you
up�察 �wandering homeless�察 �and picking farthings off dead women by the
wayside� �I fear no man and nothing�察 �I have seen you tremble and lose
countenance at a word。 I wait God's summons contentedly in my own
house�察�or�察�if it please the king to call me out again�察�upon the field of battle。
You look for the gallows�察�a rough�察�swift death�察�without hope or honour。 Is
there no difference between these two�拭─�
;As far as to the moon�察─�Villon acquiesced。 ;But if I had been born
lord of Brisetout�察�and you had been the poor scholar Francis�察�would the
difference have been any the less�拭 �Should not I have been warming my
knees at this charcoal pan�察 �and would not you have
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